The Shootings in San Diego, the Increase In Anti-Semitic Attacks, and My Soul
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On April 27, just as WestView went to press, there was a shooting/murder in a synagogue near San Diego. It was […]
The New School—A Galaxy of Great Names
What follows is a chapter entitled “1955—The Village Finds Its Voice,” from the soon to be released book “A Drama in Time,” by John Reed. […]
Stop Privatization of Pier 40, Says CB2
By Bruce Trigg, MD A new generation of Robert Moses-style power brokers plan to privatize the last major public space in Lower Manhattan—if we let […]
A Tribute to Ralph David Abernathy and Martin Luther King Jr.
By Michael Duane Johnson Seven months ago, George Capsis, Publisher of the WestView News, in the Village of Manhattan, offered me an opportunity to write […]
Cornelia Street Café Alive in Exile
By Karen Rempel Those who have been mourning the loss of the Cornelia Street Café might be heartened to know that the café lives on. […]
Five Milestones of Technology That Made Us What We Are Today
By Josef Eisinger© After musing in these pages about the evolution of life on Earth (WestView News, Feb. 2019) and about the rapid pace of […]
9/11 Tiles for America
By Dusty Berke The 9/11 Tiles for America is the only grass-roots tribute to the tragic events of 9/11 that remains in the West Village […]
Save the Date for Renegade Dreamers
By John Gilman 58 years ago Bob Dylan wandered into the precincts of Greenwich Village and almost immediately sparked a major resurgence in folk music […]
The Future of Our Fields
By Lara S. Mullarkey The sun broke through on the morning of Saturday, April 6 just in time to shine on Greenwich Village Little League’s […]
Notes From Away: Modesty Becomes Her
By Tom Lamia I try to ignore the ignorance, pettiness and mean-spiritedness that increasingly permeate White House actions. This is not because I don’t notice, […]
Drink Your Tea
By Keith Michael Millie’s bounding “corgi kibble dance” inspired by a small handful of kibble tossed onto the floor is just the distraction needed for […]
My Favorite Restaurant
We’re asking readers of WestView to submit a description of their favorite neighborhood restaurant. The review we select for publication receives a FREE one year […]
Pier 40: What to Do, Again
By Brian J. Pape To quote a beloved Yogi-ism: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” At a heated Community Board 2 public hearing on […]
New Intergenerational Housing Ideas
By Brian J. Pape George Capsis asked me to please find the nonprofit company he saw in a TV presentation about “shared” apartments designed for […]
Is Your Habitual Procrastination Making Your Depression Worse?
By David Parker I’m David Parker and I’ve suffered with severe depression and anxiety since I was a young child. Fifteen years ago I was […]
New Technology is Not Always Progress
By Bill Pullano The latest innovation of Fifth Generation (5G) networking wireless connectivity will soon be mainstream. Some claim 5G will be revolutionary, making all […]
Note to Mt. Sinai: We Care About Beth Israel
By Penny Mintz It seems that most people are completely unaware that Mt. Sinai intends to close the Beth Israel building on 16th Street and […]
My Time at The New School—1958
By Les Plosia If The New School is anything like it used to be, count me a big fan. Then in my upper 20s, I […]